South Sudan vs Yemen: Number of adults with no formal education by region

South Sudan
1.60 million people
in 2100
Yemen
1.43 million people
in 2100
South Sudan rank
18th
Yemen rank
21st

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • South Sudan
  • Yemen
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M195020252100

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.43 million people in Yemen, a difference of 167,800 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

South Sudan ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 21st of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 1.38 million people 2.86 million people 1.48 million people Yemen
1960s 1.60 million people 3.40 million people 1.79 million people Yemen
1970s 1.77 million people 4.00 million people 2.24 million people Yemen
1980s 2.11 million people 4.97 million people 2.86 million people Yemen
1990s 2.22 million people 6.57 million people 4.35 million people Yemen
2000s 2.77 million people 8.50 million people 5.73 million people Yemen
2010s 4.11 million people 10.48 million people 6.38 million people Yemen
2020s 3.82 million people 11.00 million people 7.18 million people Yemen
2030s 4.14 million people 10.97 million people 6.83 million people Yemen
2040s 4.00 million people 10.25 million people 6.25 million people Yemen
2050s 3.71 million people 8.85 million people 5.15 million people Yemen
2060s 3.28 million people 6.98 million people 3.70 million people Yemen
2070s 2.81 million people 4.97 million people 2.17 million people Yemen
2080s 2.34 million people 3.27 million people 927,250 people Yemen
2090s 1.90 million people 2.08 million people 185,400 people Yemen
2100s 1.60 million people 1.43 million people 167,800 people South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, South Sudan or Yemen?
South Sudan, at 1.60 million people against 1.43 million people in Yemen as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between South Sudan and Yemen?
167,800 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Yemen?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Sudan and Yemen rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
South Sudan ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.